Section 229-208-5 - Supplemental Guide Sign CriteriaSigning for traffic generators is considered supplemental to the overall signing as provided Section 2E -28 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices."Guideline Criteria for Signing Traffic Generators" (Table II) have been established so that facilities which generate the greatest need for information by motorists will receive priority in the use of supplemental guide signs.
Other generators that may qualify for signing on the conventional highway system are not normally of interest to the freeway or expressway user or critical to navigational guidance for a significant proportion of freeway or expressway users. Table 1 is not all-inclusive, but provides an indication of the type of facilities not warranting signs.
Supplemental Guide signs may be installed in advance of interchanges for the following destinations accessible from the interchange where the specific criteria of Table II are satisfied:
1. Major colleges and universities2. Major military installations3. Federal and State Parks4. Major recreational areas 6. Airports & other transportation facilities that significantly benefit the Transportation system7. Veterans Memorials and Cemeteries A Major Recreational Area is defined as:
1. Major public beaches or lake access open to public, allow swimming for all ages, have public parking for a minimum of 100 vehicles, provide public sanitary facilities (restrooms) on or adjacent to beach, and lifeguard on duty during peak season (July & August).;OR2. Major ski areas with minimum Vertical Drop of 1,000 feet and 40 maintained trails or is within 10 miles of the exit, has a minimum vertical drop of 200 feet with 10 or more maintained trails and has an aerial lift servicing groomed trails;OR3. Have generated at least 1% of the State's total sales subject to the taxes under Title 36, section 1811 on the value of liquor sold in licensed establishments as defined in Title 2 8-A, section 2, subsection 15, prepared food and rental of living quarters in any hotel, rooming house or tourist or trailer camp over the previous 3 years and must offer recreational opportunities of sufficient traffic significance to warrant signs in accordance with the criteria below. A geographical area that contains atleast 15 of the 19 activities/attractions listed and defined in table III including where some attractions in the area are eligible for a logo sign BUT including the geographical area on a single supplemental guide sign would benefit drivers and avoid confusion. The area must be served by a state arterial/major collector highway and must not already be identified by an existing interchange guide sign for the municipality or major destination point as described in the guidelines above.17-229 C.M.R. ch. 208, § 5